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Administrator Professional Certificate Program

SPU offers a one-year Administrator Professional Certificate Program for Washington state administrators who seek to earn the Professional Certificate. For your convenience, on-site and online cohorts are formed in areas throughout the state. Find out more.

Who Should Pursue This Program

If you are a principal, vice principal, or program administrator who has at least two years of administrative experience and is ready to earn the Professional Certificate, this program is for you. Its successful completion qualifies you for Washington's Administrator Professional Certificate.

Benefits

As a student in the Administrator Professional Certificate Program, you will:

Take part in a quality program that has been a leader in the state of Washington in Administrator Professional Certification with a record of 100 percent certification for candidates who complete the curriculum, is consistent with the SPU School of Education's mission, and meets NCATE standards.

Receive a personally relevant, job‐embedded experience that meets the Washington state certification requirements.

Learn from instructors with extensive experience and expertise in being educational leaders in administrative positions.

Demonstration and documentation of competency for each ISLLC Standard and Strand.

Action Research Project for student growth.

Completion of an electronic portfolio that includes all required components of the Professional Certification Program.

Understanding how and when to complete the application for the Professional Certificate upon successful completion of all program requirements.

Getting Started

If you are a school administrator with at least two years of administrative experience, you may join the SPU Administrator Professional Certificate Program by submitting the following to the Center for Professional Education:

Completed Application (PDF) and nonrefundable application fee of $50, payable to Seattle Pacific University. Early application deadline is May 30th. Applications received after May 30th will be charged a $100 application fee.

Copy of your official Residency Principal Certificate or Residency Program Administrator Certificate.